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Ruth Ainsworth

Born 1908 in Manchester, Lancashire, England; died 1984 in Corbridge, Northumberland, England. A fantastic and charming author, quite popular in her day, who has largely been forgotten. 'Ruth Ainsworth' was the pseudonym of Mrs. Ruth Gilbert (nee Ainsworth).

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British writer

Born 1908
Died 1984

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  • Cover of: The pirate ship: and other stories

    First published in 1980 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rufty Tufty at the seaside

    First published in 1954 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rufty Tufty and Hattie

    First published in 1962 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rufty Tufty makes a house

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Rufty Tufty the golliwog

    First published in 1952 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The Ruth Ainsworth book

    First published in 1970 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Ruth Ainsworth's bedtime book.

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: snow bear

    First published in 1956 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: The talkingrock

    First published in 1979 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Three's company

    First published in 1974 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Little Red Riding Hood

    First published in 1979 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Beauty and the Beast

    First published in 1979 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The sleeping beauty

    First published in 1979 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The bear who liked hugging people, and other stories

    First published in 1976 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Fairy Gold Ainsworth

    First published in 1972 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Up the airy mountain: stories of magic

    First published in 1977 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Pirate Ship Ainsworth

    First published in 1980 1 edition
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  • Cover of: By pond and stream

    First published in 1969 1 edition in 1 language
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We need a photo of Ruth Ainsworth

British writer

Born 1908
Died 1984
Subjects
Children's stories, Children's fiction, Short stories, Fiction, Fairy tales, Folklore, English Ghost stories, Juvenile literature, American Horror tales, American literature, Animals, Children's literature, Classic Literature, Collections, Crime, Crime fiction, Crime in fiction, Detective and mystery stories, English fiction, Fantasy, Ghosts, Gothic fiction, Gothic fiction (literary genre), Homicide, Horror
Places
Cambridge, Eton College, Germany, Gt. Brit, France, Quite a few of the stories come from different lands.
People
Billy Weaver, Christopher Mulholland, Gregory W. Temple, Prince Prospero
Time
Ancient and modern I would say, as far back as Aesop and as close as Humpty falling off the wall.

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July 22, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris Clean up AKA
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
December 10, 2014 Edited by Doug Vitale Edited without comment.
September 1, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from Talis record